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I am David Damjanovic, living in Cologne, conveniently located at the historic Via Belgica, just 40 minutes from the Belgian border.

For the past 20 years, I’ve been creating websites, with my first being a successful site about Brussels. Professionally, I run a WordPress agency.

For nearly 30 years, I’ve been traveling to Belgium to explore its cities, coastline, and Ardennes, capturing photos and enjoying its culinary delights.

I also have a passion for architecture, churches, fortresses, abandoned places / urban exploration, and flea markets.

I visit Belgium usually at least once a month and have traveled across almost the entire country. Currently, I only have a small gap left in the Hainaut province, which I plan to close soon. Altogether, I estimate I’ve spent more than 500 travel days in Belgium.

In 2024, I launched visitbelgium.net 20 years after my first Belgium website, for two reasons: I wanted a new side project alongside my main work, and I wanted a website dedicated to all of Belgium, not just Brussels, Flanders, or Wallonia. As diverse as Belgium is – culturally, linguistically, geographically, and architecturally – I see Belgium as a whole.

Do you have questions, suggestions or would you like to say hello? Feel free to contact me.

I am David Damjanovic, living in Cologne, conveniently located along the historic Via Belgica, just 40 minutes from Belgium.

For the past 20 years, I’ve been creating websites, with my first being a successful site about Brussels. Professionally, I run a WordPress agency.

For nearly 30 years, I’ve been traveling to Belgium to explore its cities, coastline, and Ardennes, capturing photos and enjoying its culinary delights.

I also have a passion for architecture, churches, fortresses, abandoned places / urban exploration, and flea markets.

I visit Belgium usually at least once a month and have traveled across almost the entire country. Currently, I only have a small gap left in the Hainaut province, which I plan to close soon. Altogether, I estimate I’ve spent around 500 travel days in Belgium.

In 2024, I launched visitbelgium.net 20 years after my first Belgium website, for two reasons: I wanted a new side project alongside my main work, and I wanted a website dedicated to all of Belgium, not just Brussels, Flanders, or Wallonia. As diverse as Belgium is – culturally, linguistically, geographically, and architecturally – I see Belgium as a whole.

Do you have questions, suggestions or would you like to say hello? Feel free to contact me.

info@daviddamjanovic.com

15 questions to David

I especially love Belgium, France, and the United Kingdom. Due to my proximity to Belgium (I enjoy frequent short trips), Belgium has particularly grown very close to my heart. On the first visit, actually. It’s practically my second home.

Tough question. Everything that is great – and there’s an awful lot of that. 🙂

That’s hard to say. In cities, along the coast, in the Ardennes – it depends on the season, weather, and my mood. Sometimes I want to visit the fashion district in Antwerp, sometimes I want to go on an urban exploration in Charleroi, to get my clothes dirty. 😀 I don’t have a single favorite spot. If I had to choose one: Brussels 25 years ago.

Lots of walking. Soaking everything up – the atmosphere and the fries. And shopping for beautiful things and regional specialties.

Stressful. 😀 A visit to the bakery, a trip to a flea market on Sundays, then a packed schedule hopping from place to place, finishing off with a visit to a supermarket and a Friterie.

The Palace of Justice. 🙂 I don’t think it’s as freely accessible today as it was 25 years ago… As an alternative, the panorama platform on the Basilica. Or one of the Atomium’s spheres. That makes three, actually… Oh, and the Rooftop bar 58! I was already on the roof when it was still a parking garage.

Tintin and Snowy. And I love Marsupilami! Spirou and Fantasio, and Gaston Lagaffe.

René Magritte. And Paul Delvaux. You can’t get more Belgian than that.

Fries (with mayonnaise) with meatballs in Liège-style sauce, with a side salad.

That changes due to the large selection of excellent Friteries. At the moment, it’s “Frittenkiste” in Raeren, if I had to name a classic one. The most beautiful would probably be Manneken Frit, also in Raeren. Conveniently, it’s only 40 minutes from where I live. 😉

Always Andalouse, preferably from Vandemoortele. But I also like Americaine, Samourai, Bearnaise, and Tartare. However, if there are “side dishes” with sauce, I prefer the more neutral mayonnaise.

Oh, it depends on the occasion. Off the top of my head, I’ll name five: Jupiler, Palm, Orval, Westmalle Dubbel, and Val-Dieu Noël.

I could name all the historically significant chocolatiers or rising young chocolatier stars, but it’s Pierre Marcolini from Brussels.

Pierre Marcolini’s Malline hearts with passion fruit. Alternatively, depending on my mood: raspberry, pistachio, or salted butter caramel.

Salmon quiche (small and must be warm), cherry waffle (Aubel-style, meaning it looks like a plain waffle on the outside, but the inside is packed with whole cherries), and rice pie (a legendary milk rice tart from Verviers).